Story All The Way Down

Kent Bye & Wonder Bright

Kent Bye & Wonder Bright use astrology as a framework to analyze stories & describe the quality, character, & context of human experience. They bridge personal & collective tales exploring what it means to be human, one story at a time.

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  1. Episode 1

    Season 2 Kickoff: Sundance 2024 Documentary Archetypal Themes

    Last December, Wonder was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer, and facing an uncertain future we decided to collaborate on another Story All the Way Down season breaking down the archetypal dynamics of 36 Sundance documentaries. Bearing witness to the “creative treatment of actuality” as John Grierson has described documentaries was a healing balm that allowed […] The post #31: Season 2 Kickoff: Sundance 2024 Documentary Archetypal Themes appeared first on Story All The Way Down.

    1h 14m

  2. Episode 2

    Sugarcane

    Kent and Wonder discuss the documentary Sugarcane about the reckoning on the Sugarcane reserve following an investigation into abuse and missing children at an Indian residential school. Emerging themes include intergenerational trauma visited upon the vulnerable by figures in charge, including those who claimed to be godly, how the harm these egregious acts caused were […] The post #32: Sugarcane appeared first on Story All The Way Down.

    38 min

  3. Episode 3

    Porcelain War

    Wonder and Kent discuss the documentary Porcelain War about three incredibly brave Ukrainian artists, two of whom are also soldiers fighting on the frontlines in service to their country. Themes that emerge are using art as a strategy of resilience, the way time slows when you create art and also when you go to war, […] The post #33: Porcelain War appeared first on Story All The Way Down.

    25 min

  4. Episode 4

    Every Little Thing

    Kent and Wonder discuss the documentary Every Little Thing about a sanctuary for wounded hummingbirds in the city of Los Angeles founded and run by a woman named Terry Masear. Themes that emerged were dedicating oneself to a life of service, what it takes to confront mortality, when does telling the truth serve no one, […] The post #34: Every Little Thing appeared first on Story All The Way Down.

    34 min

  5. Episode 5

    Agent of Happiness

    Wonder and Kent discuss the documentary Agent of Happiness, which is about an agent of the (Buddhist) Bhutanese government tasked with going door to door to take the measure of people’s happiness. Themes that arise are the worth of reflecting on what makes us happy, questions around whether one would be happier in a lowly […] The post #35: Agent of Happiness appeared first on Story All The Way Down.

    32 min

  6. Episode 6

    Better Angels: The Gospel According To Tammy Faye

    Kent and Wonder discuss the documentary Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye using evangelist Tammy Faye’s timed birth chart. Striking themes that emerged were faith and sacrifice and the search for meaning in the wake of loss and difficulty. Astrologically these themes can be linked to the sign of Pisces, which is where […] The post #36: Better Angels: The Gospel According To Tammy Faye appeared first on Story All The Way Down.

    33 min

  7. Episode 7

    Realm of Satan

    Wonder and Kent discuss the experimental documentary Realm of Satan which is a shifting kaleidoscope of satanic imagery featuring satanists set against rich backdrops curated by ritual and imagination. Emerging themes center around taboo worship, the gravitas of ritual and giving over to it, centering materiality in a religion vs repudiating it, delighting in and […] The post #37: Realm of Satan appeared first on Story All The Way Down.

    32 min

  8. Episode 8

    Power

    Kent and Wonder discuss the essay style documentary Power, about US policing and its historical roots using the untimed birth chart of director, Yance Ford. Emerging themes include racism, the worth of identifying systemic and ongoing harms, the value of an accurate diagnosis, and the way silence and turning away from issues makes those issues […] The post #38: Power appeared first on Story All The Way Down.

    46 min
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Kent Bye & Wonder Bright use astrology as a framework to analyze stories & describe the quality, character, & context of human experience. They bridge personal & collective tales exploring what it means to be human, one story at a time.

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  • Creator
    Kent Bye & Wonder Bright
  • Episodes
    67
  • Seasons
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Draw the Skies LLC
  • Show Website
    Story All The Way Down